and peculiar shape of the leaves give it a
distinctive character, which forms a good contrast to other plants.

FOOTNOTES:

[260:1]

"Rewe on my child, that of thyn gentilnesse
Rewest on every sinful in destresse."

CHAUCER, _The Man of Lawes Tale_.

[261:1] "Ranke-smelling Rue."--SPENSER, _Muiopotmos_.

RUSH.

(1) _Rosalind._

He taught me how to know a man in love; in which cage of
Rushes I am sure you are not prisoner.

_As You Like It_, act iii, sc. 2 (388).

(2) _Phoebe._

Lean but on a Rush,
The cicatrice and capable impressure
Thy palm some moment keeps.

_Ibid._, act iii, sc. 5 (22).

(3) _Clown._

As fit as Tib's Rush for Tom's forefinger.

_All's Well that Ends Well_, act ii, sc. 2 (24).

(4) _Romeo._

Let wantons light of heart
Tickle the senseless Rushes with their heels.

_Romeo and Juliet_, act i, sc. 4 (35).

(5) _Dromio of Syracuse._

Some devils ask but the parings of one's nail,
A Rush, a hair, a drop of blood, a pin,
A Nut, a Cherry-stone.

_Comedy of Errors_, act iv, sc. 3 (72).

(6) _Bastard._

A Rush will be a beam
To hang thee on.

_King John_, act iv, sc. 3 (129).

(7) _1st Groom._

More Rushes, more Rushes.

_2nd Henry IV_, act v, sc. 5 (1).

(8) _Eros._

He's walking in the garden--thus; and spurns
The Rush that lies before him.

_Antony and Cleopatra_, act iii, sc. 5 (17).

(9) _Othello._

Man but a Rush against Othello's breast,
And he retires.

_Othello_, act v, sc. 2 (270).

(10) _Grumio._

Is supper ready, the house trimmed, Rushes strewed, cobwebs
swept?

_Taming of the Shrew_, act iv, sc. 1 (47).

(11) _Katherine._

Be it moon or sun, or what you please,
And if you please to call it a Rush-candle,
Henceforth I vow it shall be so for me.

_Ibid._, act iv, sc. 5 (13).

(12) _Glendower._

She bids you on the wanton Rushes lay you down,